bashful
uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness.
Origin of bashful
1synonym study For bashful
Other words for bashful
Opposites for bashful
Other words from bashful
- bash·ful·ly, adverb
- bash·ful·ness, noun
- o·ver·bash·ful, adjective
- o·ver·bash·ful·ly, adverb
- o·ver·bash·ful·ness, noun
- un·bash·ful, adjective
- un·bash·ful·ly, adverb
- un·bash·ful·ness, noun
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How to use bashful in a sentence
The young assistant's bashfulness commended him to his mother-in-law's good graces.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de BalzacThe glance which she took of him seemed to be one rather of uncertainty and hesitation, than of bashfulness or timidity.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter ScottThere was the bed, certainly, if I could conquer my bashfulness and make use of it.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesThe virgin's reserve before man is but a very moderate bashfulness if compared with the pell-mell flight of a young mole intacta.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontFrank did so, rather reluctantly, and seated himself with unwonted bashfulness on the edge of a chair.
British Dictionary definitions for bashful
/ (ˈbæʃfʊl) /
disposed to attempt to avoid notice through shyness or modesty; diffident; timid
indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty
Origin of bashful
1Derived forms of bashful
- bashfully, adverb
- bashfulness, noun
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